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My hair loss continues despite medications. Please suggest.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 25-year-old male with extreme hair loss. I was on Rogaine 5 %, Finax 1 mg, but losing lots of hair from the vertex. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. With your history looks like you have androgenetic alopecia, which is a genetic and hormonal hair loss. Are you still using Rogaine and Finax? Minoxidil and Finasteride are the medicine of choice for androgenetic alopecia. Can you please upload your clinical pictures so... Read Full »
I have alopecia. Please suggest remedies.
Query: Hello doctor, I have a problem with alopecia for four months. My hair is not growing. Kindly suggest some medicine. I am on vitamins. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I saw your clinical picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The diagnosis is alopecia areata. The most effective treatment will be intralesional steroid injection. This is the injection given straight to the bald area. You need to meet a dermatologi... Read Full »
I have dandruff and hair fall. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 20-year-old female. Since two years, I am getting tiny white balls coming out from my head in comb with dandruff flakes and a lot of hair fall. I took homeopathy medicine and after some time, it came again.Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am not very sure what you are referring to by saying white balls. It can be a small piece of dandruff scale forming a ball. To be more precise, I would like to see the picture. For any query, please make it a point to add the clinical picture, which would make diag... Read Full »
I have dandruff and severe hair fall. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 28-year-old male. I am a fit and healthy man, but I have a hair fall problem. Actually, I can see that my hair is very thin and it is very weak. The root of my hair is not deeply penetrated as compared to others as I can see and feel it by comparing it with my brothers' and sist... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can make out that you are fit and healthy by looking at your BMI (body mass index) and that is very nice. Kindly keep your BMI within 25 because being overweight has an indirect role in hair fall. Now coming to your problem, it is quite difficult to make a diagnosi... Read Full »
I damaged my hair with frequent bleaching. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I have bleached my hair three times this year and have suffered a great deal of hair loss. My hair has been breaking very often and it has come to shoulder length. I have not used anything as yet as I am too afraid that it may get worse. The shampoo and conditioner that I use are called... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It's very sad to hear that you are going through this hair problem. Bleaching can make hair weak and thinner. It is temporary, and that is the good news. To regain hair strength, you need to have hair nutrients. Eat protein-rich food, eggs, chicken, fish, milk, curd,... Read Full »
I am facing partial hair loss on the front hair ends. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am facing partial hair loss from the front edges of my hairs. I think I have a disease called alopecia areata. But I do not wanna be so quick saying that I certainly have such disease. First, it was not that bad. So, I ignored it hoping it would get better with time. But to my surprise,... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It would have been easier for me to diagnose the condition if you would have attached your clinical picture along with your query. Because there are other causes of hair loss like androgenetic alopecia, frontal fibrosing alopecia. Hence, the diagnosis should be confirme... Read Full »
My hair is damaged from frequent bleaching. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I bleached my roots twice in the summer, and there was a ton of overlap, resulting in a lot of breakages. I thought the breakage subsided so I had extensions put in. I just recently had them taken out and realized that my hair has become super thin and I have lost a lot of them my hair... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Bleaching repeatedly would cause damage to the Disulfide bonds present in the hair, which is most often temporary. You definitely need hair nutrients like biotin, cysteine, selenium, calcium pantothenate, zinc, vitamin C to restore the normal growth pattern of hair. P... Read Full »
How can I make my thinning crown hair fuller?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a male 21 years old. My hair is thin in the front and at the crown of my head because I believe I damaged it from twisting and pulling my hair for years. My question is what can I do to promote new growth of hairs in my scalp that will fill in the thin spot in my head and make it ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your description, I feel you are going through traction alopecia. Yet, I would be more comfortable making a precise diagnosis if I had seen your clinical picture. Tractional alopecia is common when you tie a tight high pony every day. I would suggest you stop wea... Read Full »
My hair has not grown since my birth. Kindly suggest me a treatment for my hair growth.
Query: Hello doctor, My hair does not grow since I was born. I am tired of using artificial hair. Also, people make fun of my artificial hair, which makes me upset. Kindly suggest me a treatment for my hair growth. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. There are many causes for hair not to grow since birth, like congenital hypotrichosis, monilethrix, alopecia totalis, etc. Can you please attach a clinical picture to guide you appropriately? Also, please answer the below questions for furt... Read Full »
I have balding in the frontal area of my head due to high DHT levels. How do I manage it?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 24-year-old female suffering from high DHT levels. As a consequence, I have baldness in the frontal area of my head. Is there anything I could do, like using supplements like shampoos, oils, or serums? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. With your description, it seems like you have androgenetic alopecia, also called female pattern baldness. Treatment depends on the grade of hair loss. Please attach your clinical picture along with your query so that it is convenient for me to comment on your condition... Read Full »